Pietro Sammarco
Montreal, Quebec

sammarco@pipposound.com

Education

Jan '08-Mar '08: The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff
Audio Engineering Work-Study Program

2000-2005: Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design, Vancouver
Bachelor of Media Arts

Work Experience

Mar-Apr '08: "The Composition Kids" collaborative art exhibit with Julia Feyrer at VAARC
Visual Artist, Composer, Musician, Recording Engineer & Mixer

Sep '03-Apr '08: They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (musical group)
Musician & Composer

Jan '08-Mar '08: Audio Engineering Work-Study Program,Theresa Leonard (prog. dir.), The Banff Centre
Recording Engineer & Mixer, Location Sound Mixer, Boom Operator, Sound Designer

Sep '06-Nov '07: "E' Vuoto Per Amore" musical film, Galen Fletcher (dir.)
Composer, Recording Engineer, Musician, Boom Operator & Music Playback Assistant

Apr '06-Nov '07: *currently untitled* album, Chris Alscher (aka Chris-a-riffic/Bible Belts)
Recording Engineer & Mixer

Oct '07: "Le Triangle Noir" short video, Ian Barbour & Josh Olson (dirs.)
Composer, Recording Engineer & Musician

Mar-May '07: "Homestay" feature film, Ian Barbour & Josh Olson (dirs.)
Composer, Recording Engineer & Musician

Sept-Nov '06: "Inside Chance" album, Collasping Opposites
Mixer

Jan-Sep '06: *currently untitled* album, Gareth Moore
Recording Engineer & Co-producer

Feb '06: "Bombs, Blood, & Paperclips" short video, Galen Fletcher (dir.)
Composer, Recording Engineer, Sound Designer & ADR

Feb '06: "Buzzkill B/W Reminiscent of the Admiration of a Graceful Lady" 7 inch album, Hot Loins
Co-Recording Engineer & Mixer (with Colin Stewart)

Nov-Feb '06: "Tale of a Stringless Violin" short video, Tyler Hicks (dir.)
Composer

Jun-Oct '05: Our Community Story, Hastings Community Centre
Audio Artist Mentor/Tech

Feb-Oct '05: "Stolen Billions" album, The Weather
Recording Engineer, Mixer & Co-producer

Mar-Jun '05: "Life At Lantern Lane" short video, Patricia McClung (dir.)
Boom Operator

Mar-Jun '05: "A Funeral, A Bra, and My Great Grandma" short video, Patricia McClung (dir.)
Composer & Sound Designer

Oct-Jan '05: "Mean Letters" album, Collapsing Opposites
Recording Engineer, Mixer & Co-producer

Jan-Jun '04: Dennis Burke Music (Work-study), Vancouver, Dennis Burke
Sound Studio Assistant

Jan-Feb '03: Women in the Director's Chair Workshop (Work-study), Banff New Media Institute, Banff
Boom Operator

Volunteer Experience

Sep '08-present: Breakglass Studios, Montreal, David Smith & Jace Lasek (head engs.)
Music Recording Intern

Sep '08-present: Philharmonia Mundi Orchestra of Montreal , Montreal, Jean-Pascal Hamelin (cond.)
Trombonist

Jul '06-present: Spoox Audio Magazine
Editor & Audio Mastering

Oct '01-present: Norma, artist collective
Artistic Collaborator

Apr '08: "Possible Futures" short video, Curtis Grahauer (dir.) Sound Mixer & Boom Operator

Mar '07- Apr '08: "V-Team" episodic video series, Weekend Leisure
Composer, Boom Operator, Sound Designer & ADR

Feb '07-Apr '08: "Learning With Ricky" episodic video series, Weekend Leisure
Composer, Boom Operator, Sound Designer & ADR

Jan-Feb '07: "9 to 5" short video, Weekend Leisure
Recording Engineer, Boom Operator, Sound Designer

Mar '05-present: The Hive Creative Labs, Vancouver, Colin Stewart (head eng.),
Music Recording Intern

Mar '07: Storage gallery live show, Ian Wyatt & They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Storage Gallery, Vancouver
Recording Engineer & Mixer

Nov '06: "The Tourist" short video, Weekend Leisure
Composer, Sound Designer & ADR

Jul '06: "Dear Guy" feature film, Jeremy Todd (dir.)
Voice-over Recorder

Jan-Mar '06: "Not Quite Hitchcock" short film, Jen Wilkinson (dir.)
Sound Mixer & Boom Operator, Sound Designer & ADR

Dec '03-Jun '04: "Father" short film, Curtis Grahauer (dir.)
Sound Mixer & Boom Operator, Sound Designer

Aug '03: "Riverburn" short film, Jennifer Calvert (dir.)
Boom Operator


References upon request